The German government intends to issue an official rejection to some of the Afghans currently waiting in Pakistan for permission to enter Germany, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman said in Berlin on Wednesday.
They would be told that “there is no political interest in acceptance any longer,” she said in response to a question. The spokeswoman referred to German legislation in this respect.
Around 90 Afghans who worked for German institutions in Afghanistan and their relatives, along with around 580 people seen as being at particular danger from the Taliban government could still be accepted, she said.
The Interior Ministry stressed, however, that within this group entry could be refused should security doubts emerge during a check conducted beforehand.
Another charter flight is believed to be planned for next week from Islamabad to Germany. The government allowed 192 people to fly out of Islamabad last week on the first charter flight since it took office in May. Afghans had previously travelled to Germany on standard commercial flights.
The Interior Ministry is in contact with a few people in possession of permission to enter who are now considering accepting a money offer to withdraw their application.
Pakistan has allowed Germany time for the procedure only up to the end of the year, after which the Afghans are to be deported.
Last week, Germany’s Constitutional Court ordered the authorities to take an immediate decision on a visa application made by a former Afghan judge and his family, saying the case was exceptional and urgent.
The man is a former Afghan supreme court judge. He is accompanied by his wife and their four children.
